Mankon language

{{Short description|Grassfields language of Cameroon}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Mankon

|altname=Ngemba

|image=Togho 03.jpg

|imagecaption=Traditional Ngemba clothes

|region=

|state=Cameroon

|speakers=19,000

|date=2002

|ref=e18

|speakers2=(together with Mundum)

|familycolor=Niger-Congo

|fam2=Atlantic–Congo

|fam3=Volta-Congo

|fam4=Benue–Congo

|fam5=Bantoid

|fam6=Southern Bantoid

|fam7=Grassfields

|fam8=Eastern Grassfields

|fam9=Mbam-Nkam

|fam10=Ngemba

|iso3=nge

|iso3comment=(Mankon–Mundum)

|glotto=ngem1255

|glottoname=Ngemba (Mankon–Mundum)

|glottorefname=Ngemba

}}

Mankon is a Grassfields language spoken in Cameroon. It is closely related to Mundum and Mendankwe-Nkwen. Along with Mundum, it is called Ngemba. There are several distinct dialects: Mankunge (Ngemba), Nsongwa (Songwa, Bangwa), Shomba (Chomba, Bamechom), Mbutu (Bambutu), Njong (Banjong), Bagangu (Akum) and Alatening.

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